The Carbon Family is a solid group of elements. One chemical property of the carbon family is its ability to burn. Another chemical property is when you put dry ice in carbon it turns into fog. One physical property is all of the elements are a silver-gray color and they have a metallic quality to them. They are also very hard and strong. More physical properties are the boiling point and the melting point. The boiling point is 4827 degrees Celsius and the melting point is 3500 degrees Celsius. One common use of tin is that it coats steel cans that hold food. Another common use of lead is when it is made into a lead acid storage battery that is used in cars. One fun fact about the carbon family is that one of the elements is a nonmetal (carbon), two metals (tin and lead), and two metalloids, (silicon and germanium). Another fun fact is that each element in the family has 4 electrons in the outer most energy level.
Cited Sources:
Padilla, Michael J., Ioannis Miaoulis, and Martha Cyr. Physical Science. Pearson Education Inc, 2009. Print.
Saucerman, Linda. Understanding the elements of the periodic table Carbon. New York: The rosen publishing Group, 2005. Print
The Carbon Family!!!!
The Elements in the Carbon Family:
- Carbon
- Silicon
- Germanium
- Tin
- Lead
The Carbon Family is a solid group of elements. One chemical property of the carbon family is its ability to burn. Another chemical property is when you put dry ice in carbon it turns into fog. One physical property is all of the elements are a silver-gray color and they have a metallic quality to them. They are also very hard and strong. More physical properties are the boiling point and the melting point. The boiling point is 4827 degrees Celsius and the melting point is 3500 degrees Celsius. One common use of tin is that it coats steel cans that hold food. AnotherCited Sources:
Padilla, Michael J., Ioannis Miaoulis, and Martha Cyr. Physical Science. Pearson Education Inc, 2009. Print.
Saucerman, Linda. Understanding the elements of the periodic table Carbon. New York: The rosen publishing Group, 2005. Print
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